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1. Mount Sinai’s Breyden Fahrbach, at 99 pounds, puts down his SWR opponent to help take his team to a 43-27 victory and on to the NYS wrestling dual meet championships. Photo from Mel Jacoby 2. At the mouth of Mount Sinai Harbor, January finally saw work finish on the west jetty and begin on the east jetty in a project that has been a long time coming. Photo by Gerard Romano 3. Young men Harry Dyvaris, Chris Mattas, Nick Dimifratos, George Franks and Thomas Constantouris sprint into Mount Sinai Harbor Jan. 16 during the annual blessing of the waters by the Port Jefferson Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption. Dimifratos was first to retrieve the cross. Photo by John Damaskos

4. Tim Hirot lays up for two for Miller Place Panthers in a League VI victory, 8760, against Westhampton Jan. 7. Photo by Bill Landon 5. Mount Sinai resident Bob Lynch and his dog Kallie visit local schools to offer therapy dog services. Port Jefferson School District signed on for their services Jan. 14 for a pilot of a therapy dog program. Photo by Kyle Barr 6. Stacey Wohl, center, with her daughter at her shop Be(Cause) Lifestyle Boutique in Wading River, with the cause of employing those with developmental disabilities. Photo from Wohl 7. New York State Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) announces he would not be running for reelection in 2020. Friends, officials and family held an emotional ceremony for the venerable statesman Jan. 10. Photo by Kyle Barr

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February Year in

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1. The Rocky Point cheerleading squad shows just who is No. 1 after their victory at the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 10. Photo by David Luces 2. Holtsville Hal unfortunately predicted another six weeks of winter at the Town of Brookhaven’s Groundhog Day celebration at the Holtsville Ecology Center Feb. 2. Photo by Kristen D’Andrea 3. Mary Ann Fox stands behind veteran Jack Grady, her proofreader and historical expert. Fox, a resident of Leisure Glen in Ridge, wrote, ‘Proudly We Served,’ a book about the veterans in her community, and for the past year promoted people to get in touch and learn the stories of those who fought in wars, before they pass. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Mount Sinai resident Dennis Dillon, left, thanks the good Samaritans who helped him survive a near-fatal heart attack last year while he was out on a boat in Port Jefferson Harbor. Photo by David Luces 5. The Rocky Point Middle School Robo Eagles helped design a ramp for 14-year-old Alex Grundmann, bottom right, so he could participate at FIRST LEGO League events. Photo by Kyle Barr

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1. Mount Sinai senior Matt Campo, center, won the day at the state wrestling championship March 1. Photo by Mel Jacoby 2. Katrina Denning, Erica Kutzing and Jenny Luca were at the head of helping establish Brookhaven’s new TNR [Trap-Neuter-Return] task force.

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3. Jamie Riegel, Mount Sinai Spanish teacher, pushes fellow Conor Sussillo out of the way and says, ‘Leave me alone you brute!’ during the annual Mount Sinai Battle of the Educators faculty basketball game March 6. Photo

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4. The Friends of St. Patrick, which hosts the Miller Place-Rocky Point St.

Patrick’s Day Parade, held its annual fundraiser for the 70th anniversary of the parade in March. Sadly, the parade was cancelled less than a week later due to the impending pandemic. Photo by Kyle Barr 5. Events all across Long Island were cancelled in March due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. Local Doug Elliot played his bagpipes to anyone who would hear it at Mount Sinai Harbor. Photo by Theodore Kleppe 6. Cole Swensen, a member of Miller Place Boy Scout Troop 204, installed a bench on the Greenway Trail in Setauket as part of his Eagle Scout award.

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1. Kennedy and Cody Dorfman, of Rocky Point, received a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny as part of the Rocky Point Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce’s virtual Easter egg hunt. Photo by Eric Dorfman 2. The Mount Sinai Heritage Trust held a food drive two Sundays in a row, April 19 and 26, bringing in over 300 people dropping off north of approximately 3,000 items. Photo from Heritage Trust 3. Moloney’s Funeral Homes advertised a motorcycle-based farewell ride through town for the recently passed during the pandemic. Photo from Moloney’s Funeral Homes

4. St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, like all hospitals, was dealing with issues of PPE and other supplies in April, though upon each COVID-19 patient’s release, the staff would play the Beatles’ ‘Here Comes the Sun’ over the loudspeaker. Photo by Kyle Barr

5. Newbie nurse and Sound Beach resident Nicole Flatley, left, has only been working at Mather for less than a year before the advent of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo from Flatley 6. Joe DiBernardo, president of the Lt. Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation, donates masks to Kyle Matura of the Miller Place Fire Department.

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4 1. Bill and Zach Merker, of Riverhead, plants a flag for Miller Place’s Glen ‘Doc’ Moody Jr., a Marine vet who passed in April, on Memorial Day Week end at Washington Memorial Park in Mount Sinai. Photo by Kyle Barr 2. Members of the Rocky Point VFW Post 6249 show support for the workers at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook. Photo from Joe Cognitore 3. Lindsey David, a Medford EMT, is tested for coronavirus antibodies at New York Cancer & Blood Specialists in Port Jefferson Station May 2. She said it was her first opportunity to get such a test. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Ron Petrie, of Sound Beach, was out for a round of golf May 22 when he saved the life of fellow Sound Beach resident Jim Kennedy, who was having a heart attack. He stands on the right, next to wife, Trish. Photo from Trish Kennedy

5. Rocky Point residents Quentin and Madison Palifka helped plant Rocky Point Strong signs all around the hamlet. Photo from Jane Bonner 6. The Mount Sinai Fire Department held a ceremony for Walter Wilson, a chief at the Mount Sinai Fire Department and longtime firefighter, a few days after his death April 27. Photo from MSFD Facebook

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1. Parents stood outside the driveway to the Shoreham-Wading River High School June 13 to demand New York State allows graduations with more than 150 students. Photo by Bill Landon 2. Protesters stood on the side of Route 25A in Rocky Point June 12 to call for an end to police brutality and racism in general. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. Residents and local officials rallied in Ridge June 25 to decry the state of Middle Country Road.

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4. Walking into the Miller Place Academy Free Library is like stepping back in time. The library installed a new bench outside in honor of Evelyn Wheeler Cramer, who passed in 2017. Photo by Kyle Barr 5. Signs featuring the colors of the pride flag appeared on residents’ lawns as well as some faith centers in June, thanks to the work of local interfaith and civic groups, celebrating Pride Month. Photo by Kyle Barr

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1. Brookhaven Town finished installing $400,000 upgrades to the Mount Sinai Mariculture Facility this month in July. Photo from TOB 2. The Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society celebrates its oldest trustee Therese O’Connor’s birthday July 19 with a car parade. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. Miller Place school district hosted five separate graduation ceremonies throughout the day July 24. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Miller Place senior pitcher Tom Field has plenty of gas with a shutout perfor mance against East Hampton for a 1-0 win to remain undefeated in pool play at Moriches Sports Complex July 11. Photo by Bill Landon 5. The Tesla Science Center in Shoreham hosts an exclusive early premier of the movie ‘Tesla’ July 11. Photo by Kyle Barr 6. Kim Bardes, right, and her husband Bruce just before she started her first round of chemotherapy July 28. Both she and her husband have recently been diagnosed with two different types of cancer. Photo from Bruce Bardes’ Facebook 7. The North Fork Cruisers hosted a car show in Port Jeff to support the Rocky Point VFW Post 6249 July 11. Photo Kyle Barr 8. More than a hundred local residents attended a Fourth of July event sponsored by the Rocky Point VFW Post 6249 and Rocky Point Sound Beach Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Kyle Barr

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We are limiting the amount of people inside the store at one time. During a busy time you may be asked to wait for someone to come out before going inside. We are not allowing walk up service at the deli counter, we are instead asking you to call your order in allowing up to one hour in advance. The order will be waiting for you when you arrive, this way there are no lines forming for deli service. We also still slice our deli express line fresh every day, allowing for quick grab and go service. We are requiring face masks while inside the store to keep our customers and employees safe.

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1. A mountainous pile of plant and tree debris grew at one of Brookhaven’s highway yards where the material is being cut up and mulched.

The town provided free cleanup after Tropical Storm Isaias Aug. 4. Photo from TOB 2. Tropical Storm Isaias caused thousands of dollars in damages to residents and knocked out power to 440,000 customers throughout Long Island. Residents would struggle against PSEG Long Island’s outage reporting system. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. Kids enjoy a treat outside McNulty’s Ice Cream Parlor in Miller Place. The shop was one of those who reported difficulties in asking patrons to wear masks while inside. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Four roosters, two adults and two young, were found abandoned in the Heritage Park playground Aug. 21, and were rescued by Frankie Floridia of Strong Island Animal Rescue League. Local farms have also had issues of people abandoning roosters on their property. Photo by Floridia

5. Mount Sinai parents protested Aug. 31 against plans from the school district to have Wednesday be a day to touch base with students remotely, though the district’s education procedures did change over time. Photo by Kyle Barr

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1. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D) announced Sept. 25 that without additional federal aid they would cut 19 bus routes, including the S62, the only bus that services much of Mount Sinai through Wading River. Photo by Kyle Barr 2. On Sept. 19, Tesla Science Center volunteers celebrated as the first real renovation was made to the Wardenclyffe site. Photo by Kyle Barr 3. Despite the pandemic, local fire departments all over the North Shore converged to teh 9/11 memorial in Shoreham to commemorate when the towers fell. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Officials from Shoreham Village, Suffolk County and utility companies

look at plans for the North Shore Rail Trail, which will stretch from Wading River to Mount Sinai, as construction continued through September. Photo from Sarah Anker’s office 5. Students, such as in Rocky Point’s Frank J. Carasiti Elementary, returned to school Sept. 8. Photo from RPUFSD 6. News broke in September that the Rocky Point Fire District was asking residents to vote on another $1 million bond to help finish the construction of the Station 2 firehouse. Photo by Kyle Barr

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2. Ballerinas at the barre stay 6 feet away from each other during warmups at the Chorus Line Dance Studio in Miller Place. Dance studios have created interesting ways to practice during the pandemic. Photo by Julianne Mosher 3. Tristan Whitworth, of Game On in Miller Place, said he had done well on Small Business Saturday Nov. 28, but that wasn’t such a good thing considering the massive pain other businesses were experiencing. Whitworth hosted two $1,500 giveaways to two local businesses this year to help them in their time of need. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Will Sussman takes a selfie as he helps work the polls at the Miller Place High School Nov. 3. While COVID-19 was especially dangerous to older folks, more young people participated in the electoral process. Photo by Sussman 5. Wading River resident Bill McGrath donates blood at the New York Blood Center location in Terryville. The pandemic caused a huge blood shortage throughout Long Island. Photo by Julianne Mosher

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3. Young Nolan Elder stamps his letter to Santa at the Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society Dec. 6 and places it in Mailman Mark’s bag to be sent directly to the North Pole. Photo by Kyle Barr 4. Miller Place middle school students created water bottles Dec. 3 to ensure the bus drivers felt appreciated for their hard work during a school year so full of challenges. Photo from MPSD 5. Marianne, left, and Justin Bakewicz, second from left, along with Anna Montauredes, right, finally announced the much-anticipated purchase of their 11 acre farm in Wading River Dec. 15.

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